The Dr. David Chu Program in Asia-Pacific Studies welcomes students who wish to combine concentrated study in a traditional academic discipline with an interdisciplinary major program that focuses on contemporary developments in this rapidly changing region. A broad survey course offered by the Department of Political Science provides students with a solid understanding of the complex political, economic, social and cultural life of the region. An additional range of optional courses that span the humanities and the social sciences allow students to develop more specialized knowledge of the region. Finally, a fourth-year capstone course allows students in the program to synthesize what they have learned in various optional courses while undertaking independent research on a topic of special interest.

Study of a major language of the region is an important component of the program. In many cases, this can be achieved by taking two courses in one of the three main languages taught in the Department of East Asian Studies: Chinese, Japanese or Korean. All possible efforts will also be made to assist and support students who wish to achieve basic fluency in another language of the region, such as Indonesian, Vietnamese, Malay, Tagalog or Thai. Students who are already fluent in a language of the region are allowed to substitute optional courses for the language course requirements.

Program DirectorDr. David Chu Program in Asia-Pacific StudiesMunk School of Global Affairs, Room 265S1 Devonshire Place416-946-0333

Program AdministratorDr. David Chu Program in Asia-Pacific StudiesMunk School of Global Affairs, Room 228N1 Devonshire Placemunk.aps@artsci.utoronto.ca416-946-8832

Asia-Pacific Studies Programs

Asia-Pacific Studies, Dr. David Chu Program

The Dr. David Chu Program in Asia-Pacific Studies provides an opportunity for students to understand the contemporary Asia-Pacific. The program is interdisciplinary, and it offers courses that examine the intersections of political, economic, and cultural processes in the region and the Asia-Pacific diaspora populations.

Enrolment is open to students who have successfully completed four full courses. Those who seek advanced language standing must receive permission from the Program Director, and will be required to complete recommended substitute courses.

Asia-Pacific Studies Major (Dr. David Chu)

Enrolment is open to students who have successfully completed four full courses. Those who seek advanced language standing must receive permission from the Program Director, and will be required to complete recommended substitute courses.

(7 full courses or their equivalent, including at least two 300+ series courses)

3. Two sequential Y1 courses in an East Asian or Southeast Asian language. Students may choose to study one of three languages - Chinese, Japanese, or Korean - offered by the Department of East Asian Studies. For other languages, such as Thai, Vietnamese, Malay and Indonesian, students should consult with the Program Director. Generally two sequential courses are required for these languages as well but the Program will consider other arrangements including study abroad and intensive summer courses at other universities.

4. Three additional full course equivalents on appropriate Asia-Pacific topics from offerings in the following departments: ANT, EAS, ECO, FAH, GGR, HIS, INI, PHL, POL, RLG, SOC. Current Asia-Pacific course offerings from those departments are listed below. Please consult the Program Director if you have any questions about your course selection.

Asia-Pacific Studies Minor (Dr. David Chu)

Enrolment is open to students who have successfully completed four full courses. Those who seek advanced language standing must receive permission from the Program Director, and will be required to complete recommended substitute courses.

(4 full courses or their equivalent, including at least 1.0 FCE at the 300+ level)

Asia-Pacific Studies/Political ScienceJPA331Y1 Issues in Contemporary Chinese PoliticsJPA410H1 Democracy and Identity in AsiaJPA411H1 The Political Economy of Global TaiwanJPA420H1 Asia and the New Global Economy

Cinema StudiesINI390Y1 Chinese Cinemas

East Asian Studies/Political ScienceJMC301Y1 State and Society in 20th Century China

Courses eligible for program credit (major program)

In addition to the courses with priority enrolment, the following courses are also eligible for program credit in the major program. Please note that some of the courses have prerequisites; in all cases, and for updates on courses being offered, check individual department websites. Please consult the Program Director about receiving credit for courses not listed here.

AnthropologyANT341H1 China in TransitionANT354H1 Japan in Global Context: Anthropological PerspectivesANT377H1 Transnational Korea in and outside the PeninsulaANT466H1 The Philippines and the Filipino Diaspora

East Asian Studies EAS102Y1 Introduction to East Asian CivilizationsEAS103Y1 Premodern East Asian HistoryEAS105H1 Modern East Asian HistoryEAS209H1 Approaches to East AsiaEAS211Y0 Chinese ArtEAS215H1 History of Chinese Thought: Tang through Ming PeriodsEAS217Y1 Major Aspects of Contemporary KoreaEAS233H1 History of China’s Performing ArtsEAS235H1 Perceptions of China in Japanese LiteratureEAS237Y1 Japanese Cinema: Film Form and the Problems of Japanese ModernityEAS241H1 History of Chinese PhilosophyEAS245H1 Pre-Modern Japanese HistoryEAS246H1 Early Modern Japanese History (Early Modern Japan)EAS247H1 History of Capitalism in Modern JapanEAS251H1 Aesthetics and Politics in 20th Century KoreaEAS256H1 Chinese Literature (Pre-Qin to Tang)EAS257H1 Chinese Literature (Song to Qing)EAS271H1 20th Century Korean HistoryEAS271Y1 20th Century Korean HistoryEAS272H1 Post-War Korean Society & CultureEAS284H1 Modern Chinese LiteratureEAS289Y1 Environment and East AsiaEAS295Y0 Selected Topics in East Asian StudiesEAS297H1 Texts, Images and Objects in East AsiaJMC301Y1 State & Society in 20th Century ChinaEAS303H1 Technology of Social Engineering: Women in 20th Century East AsiaEAS307H1 Chinese Political PhilosophyEAS309H1 Modern Chinese ProseEAS311H1 A History of Japanese MonstersEAS318H1 Rethinking Modernism: The Perspectives of Mainland China, Taiwan and Hong KongEAS324H1 Mysticism in East Asia RevisitedEAS325H1 The Body in East Asian ReligionsEAS327H1 Japanese Fiction and the NationEAS330H1 Narrative Strategies in Modern Japanese FictionEAS333H1 Modernism and Colonial KoreaEAS334Y1 The Chinese NovelEAS338H1 Classical DaoismEAS340Y1 The Chinese: Society & Culture in TransitionEAS344H1 Topics in Chinese Society and CultureEAS345Y1 The Rise of Greater China: Issues & TopicsEAS346H1 Self and Imagination in Pre-Modern ChinaEAS347H1 Everyday Life in Modern JapanEAS357H1 From Socialism to Postsocialism: Mao’s China and BeyondEAS361Y1 Zen BuddhismEAS364H1 China’s Cultural Revolution- History and MemoryEAS366H1 Lovers and Madmen in Chinese LiteratureEAS368Y1 The Philosophy of the BuddhaEAS369Y1 Transformation of Buddhist Practice in the Contemporary WorldEAS372H1 Postwar Korean HistoryEAS373H1 Choson HistoryEAS374H1 Modern Japan and ColonialismEAS375H1 Postwar Japan: Crisis, ApocalypseEAS378H1 Edo, Osaka, and Kyoto: Urban Life in Early Modern JapanEAS389Y1 History of Korean ReligionEAS393H1 Topics in BuddhismEAS393Y1 Topics in BuddhismEAS394H1 Film Culture in Contemporary ChinaEAS395Y0 Selected Topics in East Asian StudiesEAS396H1 Practical Learning in East AsiaEAS397H1 Literary Lives in Late Imperial China (Lit Lives Imp China)EAS406Y1 Thinking about things: Material Culture in East AsiaEAS407H1 Textual Analysis of Classical Chinese PhilosophyEAS408H1 Modern Taiwanese LiteratureEAS409H1 The Cosmopolitan City in Premodern China: Chang'anEAS411H1 Art and Archaeology of Early China 1EAS412H1 Technology and Material Cultures of Ancient ChinaEAS413H1 Medieval Chinese CivilizationEAS418H1 Topics in Chinese Art TheoriesEAS420H1 Travels, Travelers and Travel Accounts in AsiaEAS431H1 Advanced Topics in Japanese CinemaEAS432H1 Korean Cultural Studies SeminarEAS438H1 Architecture in Pre-modern ChinaEAS439H1 The Global Bildungsroman: Narratives of Development, Time and ColonialismEAS444H1 The City, Body and Text in Modern Japanese LiteratureEAS448H1 EAS Archive: Language, Number, MoneyEAS453H1 Gender, Sexuality & Modernity in China, Korea, and JapanEAS456H1 Japan as seen by ?: Reference, Apparatus, OperationEAS457H1 Special Topics in Modern Japanese HistoryEAS462H1 Ethnographic Literature on Korea: Class, Gender & FamilyEAS464H1 The Korean WarEAS465H1 Domesticity and Family in 20th Century East AsiaEAS467H1 Photographic Narratives of JapanEAS473H1 Modern Korean History SeminarEAS475Y1 Issues in East Asian HistoriographyEAS476Y1 Democracy and History in KoreaEAS478Y1 Samurai CultureEAS484Y1 The Japanese EmpireEAS495Y1 Topics in East Asian StudiesEAS496H1 Topics in East Asian StudiesEAS497H1 Beyond Orientalism

East Asian Studies (Language courses)EAS100Y1 Modern Standard Chinese IEAS101Y1 Modern Chinese I for Students with Prior BackgroundEAS200Y1 Modern Standard Chinese IIEAS201Y1 Modern Chinese II for Students with Prior BackgroundEAS290Y1 Chinese Language for Non-Mandarin Speakers IEAS300Y1 Modern Standard Chinese IIIEAS400Y1 Modern Standard Chinese IVEAS120Y1 Modern Standard Japanese IEAS121H1 Japanese I for Students with Prior BackgroundEAS122Y0 Summer Japanese in Japan IEAS220Y1 Modern Standard Japanese IIEAS220Y0 Summer Japanese in Japan II-aEAS223Y0 Summer Japanese in Japan II-bEAS320Y1 Modern Standard Japanese IIIEAS321Y0 Summer Japanese in Japan III-aEAS322Y0 Summer Japanese in Japan III-bEAS460H1 Modern Standard Japanese IVaEAS461H1 Modern Standard Japanese IVbEAS462Y0 Summer Japanese in Japan IVaEAS463Y0 Summer Japanese in Japan IVbEAS110Y1 Modern Standard Korean IEAS210Y1 Modern Standard Korean IIEAS216Y1 Modern Standard Korean for Students with Prior BackgroundEAS310Y1 Modern Standard Korean IIIEAS410Y1 Modern Standard Korean IVEAS415H1 Advanced Readings in Korean

EconomicsECO435H1 The Economics of Modern China

Fine Art HistoryFAH260H1 The Artistic Landscape of East AsiaFAH262H1 Art and Visual Experience in Modern and Contemporary East AsiaFAH361H1 Art and Ritual in East AsiaFAH362H1 Landscape and the Built Environment in East AsiaFAH363H1 The Mechanics of the Image in East AsiaFAH368H1 Encounters: Art Within and Beyond East AsiaFAH396Y0 Studies Abroad in Asian Art and ArchitectureFAH461H1 East Asian Art as a Cultural SystemFAH463H1 Materiality, Objecthood, Connoisseurship and Collecting in the Arts of East AsiaFAH464H1 Transregional East Asian ArtFAH496H1/Y1 Independent Studies in Asian Art and Architecture

History HIS107Y1 Approaches to East Asian HistoryHIS280Y1 History of ChinaHIS281Y1 History of Modern JapanHIS283Y1 Southeast Asian CrossroadsHIS284Y1 Viet Nam: Crossroads of AsiaHIS315H1 Narratives of “Viet Nam”HIS326H1 Topics in Chinese HistoryHIS328H1 Modern ChinaHIS347H1 History of Modern Chinese Foreign RelationsHIS380H1 Late Imperial ChinaHIS385H1 The History of Hong KongHIS385Y1 The History of Hong KongHIS409H1 One Day in Vietnamese Religious History: The Meetings of the Four ReligionsHIS448H1 Gender in East and Southeast AsiaHIS467H1 French Colonial Indochina: History, Cultures, Texts, FilmHIS485H1 Topics in Late Imperial and Modern Chinese History

Philosophy PHL237H1 History of Chinese PhilosophyPHL337H1 Topics in Chinese Philosophy

Political ScienceJMC301Y1 State & Society in 20th Century ChinaJPA331Y1 Issues in Contemporary Chinese PoliticsPOL376Y1 Transforming Global Politics: Comparative and Chinese PerspectivesJPA410H1 Democracy and Identity in AsiaJPA411H1 The Political Economy of Global TaiwanJPA420H1 Asia and the New Global EconomyPOL431Y1 Politics and Society in Contemporary ChinaPOL441H1 Topics in Asian Politics

ReligionRLG206Y1 The Buddhist Religious TraditionRLG207Y1 The Study of East Asian ReligionsRLG236H1 Gender, Body and Sexuality in Asian TraditionsRLG356H1 Islam in ChinaRLG379H1 Daoism in PracticeRLG466H1 Buddhism and Society in East AsiaRLG468H1 Religion and Society in Classical Japan

SociologySOC218H1 Asian Communities in Canada

Asia-Pacific Studies Courses

Asia-Pacific Studies CoursesASI200Y1 Global Asia[48L/24T]

This course introduces students to Asia’s growing role in the contemporary global economy. It provides an interdisciplinary lens onto key themes and topics in the study of the Asia with a particular emphasis on the dynamic movement of people, ideas, and resources across borders in the region. It provides conceptual and area studies background for students aiming to take more advanced courses on Asia and for students interested in the Asian Studies majors and minors. The course also examines the growth and character of economic, political, and cultural connections tying Asia to Canada.

Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Social Science courseBreadth Requirement: Society and its Institutions (3)

ASI397H1 Independent Research[TBA]

Supervised independent research on a topic agreed on by the student and supervisor before enrolment in the course. Open in exceptional circumstances to advanced students with a strong background in Asia-Pacific Studies. Application for enrolment should be made by the Department in the preceding term. A maximum of one year of Independent Research courses is allowed per program. Contact hours may vary, but typically comprise of one hour per week.

Prerequisite:
A minimum of 10 credits, permission of supervisorDistribution Requirement Status: This is a Social Science courseBreadth Requirement: None

ASI397Y1 Independent Research[TBA]

Supervised independent research on a topic agreed on by the student and supervisor before enrolment in the course. Open in exceptional circumstances to advanced students with a strong background in Asia-Pacific Studies. Application for enrolment should be made by the Department in the preceding term. A maximum of one year of Independent Research courses is allowed per program. Contact hours may vary, but typically comprise of one hour per week.

Prerequisite:
A minimum of 10 credits, permission of supervisor.Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Social Science courseBreadth Requirement: None

ASI400Y1 Seminar in Asia-Pacific Studies (formerly ASI300Y1)[48L]

This seminar course examines diverse postwar experiences and realities of the Asia Pacific region, which comprises a range of countries that differ in cultural, ethnic, and religious backgrounds, in levels of social and economic developments, and in political regimes. Unlike Europe, which has gone through a steady process of integration since WWII, regional links among Asia Pacific countries have been rather weak and often limited. Attempts to forge regional economic cooperation within the Asia Pacific region, such as ASEAN, have been fraught with political and historical tensions. As a result, much of the linkage has been limited to investment, trade, and production networks. This seminar will examine the various social, economic, and political experiences and realities of the countries in this region and their implications.

Prerequisite:
At least 10 FCEs including POL215Y1 or ASI200Y1 and enrolment in the Asia Pacific Studies major or minor, or permission of the Program DirectorExclusion:
ASI300Y1Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities or Social Science courseBreadth Requirement: Society and its Institutions (3)

JPA410H1 Democracy and Identity in Asia (formerly ASI410H1) [24S]

The course explores the ways in which identity has been empowered, represented, and institutionalized in Asia’s emerging democracies; how identity claims challenge historically notions of state and nation; various ways in which democracy is being shaped and challenged by demands for identity recognition. Thematic, cross-regional approach; pan-Asian (East, Southeast, South Asia). (Given by the Department of Political Science and the Dr. David Chu Program in Asia-Pacific Studies)

Exclusion:
ASI410H1Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities or Social Science courseBreadth Requirement: Society and its Institutions (3)

JPA420H1 Asia and the new Global Economy (formerly ASI420H1) [24S]

Course explores the rise of Asia and its integration into the new global economy (labour, capitalism, knowledge economy, economic nationalism, inequality, gender, the meaning of capitalism, democracy, among others), exposing students to different disciplinary perspectives. Geographical coverage is pan-Asian, including East, Southeast and South Asia. (Given by the Department of Political Science and the Dr. David Chu Program in Asia-Pacific Studies)

Exclusion:
ASI420H1 Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities or Social Science courseBreadth Requirement: Society and its Institutions (3)

This course explores the far-reaching social, political, and cultural transformations in modern China. Focusing on China’s twentieth-century revolutionary history and its struggles to establish a modern nation-state, the course adopts a topical approach within a chronological and comparative framework to highlight major historical movements and theoretical issues significant to the Asian experience.

Exclusion:
HIS328H1Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities or Social Science courseBreadth Requirement: Society and its Institutions (3)

ASI498H1 Independent Research[TBA]

Supervised independent research on a topic agreed on by the student and supervisor before enrolment in the course. Open in exceptional circumstances to advanced students with a strong background in Asia-Pacific Studies. Application for enrolment should be made by the Department in the preceding term. A maximum of one year of Independent Research courses is allowed per program. Contact hours may vary, but typically comprise of one hour per week.

Prerequisite:
A minimum of 10 credits, permission of supervisor.Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Social Science courseBreadth Requirement: Society and its Institutions (3)

ASI498Y1 Independent Research[TBA]

Supervised independent research on a topic agreed on by the student and supervisor before enrolment in the course. Open in exceptional circumstances to advanced students with a strong background in Asia-Pacific Studies. Application for enrolment should be made by the Department in the preceding term. A maximum of one year of Independent Research courses is allowed per program. Contact hours may vary, but typically comprise of one hour per week.

Prerequisite:
A minimum of 10 credits, permission of supervisor.Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Social Science courseBreadth Requirement: Society and its Institutions (3)

JPA331Y1 Issues in Contemporary Chinese Politics[48L]

This course covers topics of interest in China from the Communist takeover in 1949 through to the reform period of the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s. It will also address aspects of China’s diplomacy related to its growing economic power. (Given by the Department of Political Science and the Dr. David Chu Program in Asia-Pacific Studies)

Prerequisite:
POL215Y1Exclusion:
POL300H1 (F) taken in 2009-10 and 2010-11Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities or Social Science courseBreadth Requirement: Society and its Institutions (3)

JPA411H1 The Political Economy of Global Taiwan[24S]

This course explores the place of Taiwan the new global economy from historical, comparative, and international relations perspectives. (Given by the Department of Political Science and the Dr. David Chu Program in Asia-Pacific Studies)

Distribution Requirement Status: This is a Humanities or Social Science courseBreadth Requirement: Society and its Institutions (3)